A 19th century description

"STAVERTON, a parish, with a village, in Cheltenham district, Gloucester; 4 miles W of Cheltenham [railway] station. Post town, Cheltenham. Acres: 720. Real property: £1,682. Population: 315. Houses: 68. [Staverton] Court is the seat of Capt. J. L. St. Clair; and [Staverton] House, of H. Sheldon, Esq. The living is a vicarage, united with Boddington, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value: £436. Patron: Mrs. Blagdon. The church is early English."

Research Tips

Staverton from A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 8/Deerhurst hundred in the Victoria County History series provided by the website British History Online.

GENUKI gives pointers to other archive sources as well as providing some details on each parish in the county. The emphasis here is on ecclesiastical parishes (useful before 1837)

A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 and tables of the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Respect the copyright on this material.